Cricket 2019

[Guest MattP]

4 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Thought you'd have batted first as well. The record of batting first bodes well for you. 

Morning rain and cloud cover, chance to get Williamson in early.

[HybridFox]

Disappointing to see empty seats. but happens at any big sporting event, unfortunately they fall to the touts

[Finnegan]

I assume there is something in the rules that states specifically how the bowler can and can't move after he's delivered? 

 

I've noticed a few bowlers in this world cup come dubiously close to straight up blocking the batsman trying to run? 

 

[foxfanazer]

Great call from the umpire tbf. Looked and sounded like an edge all day long 

[ealingfox]

Ffs

 

[UniFox21]

Dammit, so unlucky there 

[StanSP]

2 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

I assume there is something in the rules that states specifically how the bowler can and can't move after he's delivered? 

 

I've noticed a few bowlers in this world cup come dubiously close to straight up blocking the batsman trying to run? 

 

They're not allowed to go in the middle of the pitch (as in in line between the wickets). If it gets noticed then the umpires will give a couple of warnings. Carry on and they go out of the attack. They can't purposely block the batsman as they run in their follow up. 

[StanSP]

Great umpiring by Erasmus for that edge and also a great review from Nicholls! I thought that was plum LBW! Very surprised it was missing. 

[Guest ttfn]

Looked very out, surprised at the bounce.

[Izzy]

This is gonna be NZ’s lucky day ain’t it 

[foxfanazer]

How accurate is ball tracker? Guessing it's not as bang on as something like hawkeye in tennis

[StanSP]

Guptill taking on Archer! Could be a good battle here! Archer won't like this! 

[StanSP]

Just now, foxfanazer said:

How accurate is ball tracker? Guessing it's not as bang on as something like hawkeye in tennis

Quite reliable I'd say. I guess from our TV angles we don't get the perspective of actual trajectory and tracking of the ball? 

[ealingfox]

1 minute ago, foxfanazer said:

How accurate is ball tracker? Guessing it's not as bang on as something like hawkeye in tennis

It's the exact same tech.

[RowlattsFox]

Trust Guptil to find something in the final. Cant let him get going too much. 

[foxfanazer]

1 minute ago, ealingfox said:

It's the exact same tech.

Ah OK. I'm a bit of a fair weather cricket fan, was just interested to know

 

Obviously the main difference being It has to track trajectory and pace etc whereas in tennis it just has to pin point where the ball landed. Thought it bring down the accuracy a touch

Edited 14 July 2019 by foxfanazer

[StanSP]

Woakes is finding some good movement. This one is out I think. 

[StanSP]

Poor review. Hitting middle

 

[fuchsntf]

8 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

Trust Guptil to find something in the final. Cant let him get going too much. 

I called it yesterday...Guptill was just waiting for this moment...!!

[RowlattsFox]

Get in. And they've lost the review. Appeal for anything from now on 

[ScouseFox]

some of the reviews in this tournament have been even more atrocious than you’d expect. that was about a foot away from his bat and couldn’t have been any more centrally hitting the stumps. just fu cking leave when you’re obviously that far out. 

[Vacamion]

 

What was all this waiting for the DRS review clock to get to 2 seconds each time? 

 

It's like bomb disposal in Mission Impossible. 

 

 

[Innovindil]

Almost as bad as bairstows review. 

[RowlattsFox]

Players review hoping it's at least umpires call. 

[st albans fox]

1 minute ago, ScouseFox said:

some of the reviews in this tournament have been even more atrocious than you’d expect. that was about a foot away from his bat and couldn’t have been any more centrally hitting the stumps. just fu cking leave when you’re obviously that far out. 

Nicolls didn’t help there and it could be him who loses out come the next close call ....